Street children to get into Limca Book of Records
byNew Delhi: Twenty-six street children have become eligible for the Limca Book of Records for putting 9,000 hand prints in various colours in twelve-and-a-half…
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Jindal’s visit to primary state stokes 2016 speculation
byWashington, April 12 (IANS) Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal’s plans to headline a Republican fundraiser next month in New Hampshire are fuelling speculation he…
Most Americans back citizenship for illegal immigrants: Poll
byWashington, April 12 (IANS) Most Americans support creating a pathway to citizenship for America’s over 11 million immigrants, including some 260,000 Indians, with a…
Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand to partner in 660 MW Kishau Dam project
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand have agreed to jointly set up the 660 MW multipurpose Kishau Dam project, the memorandum of understanding for which…
Chittagong armoury raid hero Chowdhury is dead
byKolkata, April 11 (IANS) Legendary revolutionary Binod Bihari Chowdhury, the sole surviving raider of the Chittagong armoury in 1930, an event that shook the…
Gorkhas demand apology for unsavory remark in Himachal assembly
byDharamsala: The Gorkha community of Himachal is no mood to patch up with former BJP minister Ravinder Singh Ravi for his unsavory remarks about…
Trailblazer Chandigarh-born lawyer set to become top US judge
byWashington, April 11 (IANS) Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan appears set to become the first South Asian judge in the prestigious US…
Rally in Washington for immigration reform
byWashington, April 11 (IANS) Thousands of immigrants and activists held a rally at the US Capitol to urge Congress to overhaul the immigration system…
Chandigarh-born lawyer poised to become top US judge
byWashington: Described by President Barack Obama as a “trailblazer”, Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan appears poised to become the first South Asian…
Traditional Indian systems of medicine to be promoted abroad
byNew Delhi: As part of an initiative to promote traditional Indian systems of medicine abroad, the health ministry has signed agreements and set up…